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IN THE NEWS Muskie polls 48'0 in primary MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) "We're dOing much better Rep . Paul N. McCloskey of Muskie began complaining national convention, and 14 at In those terms, the poIJtical f the - Sen. Edmund S. Muskie of than anyone expected." California was second, with 4,- about a phantom opponent as the GOP convention. in sepa­ stakes were high (or the front­ 947, or 19 per cent. Rep. John M. public opinion polls showed his rate, simultaneous elections. nmning Muskie, a virtual fa­ e &nd ' Maine won the New Hampshire Here are the vote totals in of~. presidential primary Tuesday Ashbrook of Ohio had 2.688, for New Hampshire rating dipping The New Hampshire elec­ vorite son. the New Hampshire Democrat­ 10 per cent. during the waning days of the torate is a relative handful. Muskie refused from the be­ Pete~ riefly night. out polling Sen. George ic preSidential preference pri­ ketbaU McGovern and a field of Demo­ McCloskey reaffirmed in Con­ campaign. measured against the torrent of ginning to declate any New mary with 48 per cent of the cord his intention or quitting the The Maine senator said in ad­ ballots to be cast in a season of Hampshire goal other than to cratic challengers. but strug­ expected vole counted: gling for the landslide per­ race and seeking re-election to vance that political analysts at least 22 other presidential get the most votes. He com­ centage he called his phantom Congress. if he did not gain 20 would measure the outcome not primaries. A checklist showed plained repeatedly that he was opponent. Muskie 18.54148 per cent per cent of the GOP vote. in terms of a victory over his 386,894 registered voters in the being forced to run against a Sorry, folks McGovern 13.33.')..34 per cent Democratic rivals. but against state. of which 161.916 are Re­ "phantom candidate" by com­ Yorty 2.799-4 percent Sen. Robert J. Dole of Kan­ a landslide standard they would publicans, 100,473 Democrats mentators who maintained he President Nixon swept to an sas, Republican national chair­ Our two ace weatherpeople were arguing last easy Republican victory over Coli 151-0 per cent set after the balloting. and 124 ,505 independents must score a big percentage w-Kennedy 315-1 per cent man. issued a statement saying The feature race in New The first primary verdict or victory to gain political head­ night over today's forecast. Both agreed that two GOP rivals. th.! New Hampshire primary skies would be sunny but they were hopelessly w-Mills 2.095-5 per cent Hampshire was the presidential the year was being closely wat­ way in the New Hampshire w-McCarthy 3-0 per cent results reflect "the judgment preference poll , a cootest in ched at the White House, in vote. deadlocked on the issue of temperature. McGovern, who polled 34 per that the American people are cent, said his second-place w-Humphrey 149-0 per cent which the stakes are entirely Florida, where a corps of Muskie did say, however, that One fellow thought that the mercury should w-Jackson 122-0 per cent going to make on President psychological. Muskie rivals led by Sen. he could not afford outright showing "gives a leg up op Nixon and his leadership in No­ reach 75 , but his co-worker disagreed, saying everyolle else. w-Write-In The preference primary Hubert H. Humphrey waits for defeat in New Hampshire. Even that Iowans were not prepared to handle the vember ... awards nothing to candidates a primary battle a week away, as he began campaigning for responsibilites of warm weather this early in the "How we did here. on what In the Repl\blican contest, 23 "The opposition race is 0b­ but a show of opinion. and by Democratic politicians the primary, he said a loss spring. He maintained that 70 would be a was thought to be Muskie turf, per cent of the expected vote viously wide open. and the so­ New Hampshire voters also across the nation looking for would be a disaster, something reasonable high. is going to give us a big boost in had been counted, and Nixon called 'leading' candidate isn't chose crelegates to cast 18 nomi­ clues as to where and when to his national campaign probably But, luckily for you. they were able to hammer the rest of the country," he said. had 18,245 votes or 70 per cent. leading anymore." nating votes at the DemoCratic make their own commitments. could not survive. out a compromise. Today's temperatures will hover around the freezing mark. * * * * New emblem Experts correct twice A new emblem to be placed on the sides of A Daily Iowan news analysis county vehicles was unveiled Tuesday by John­ Wednesday son County Engineer O.J. Gode. anything halfway sur­ By STEVE BAKER be a poor showing, and anything March 8, 1m The new insignia has a black outline of the over 30 per cent for Sen. George prising-fi ve per cent. state with the county mar~ed in the map and Dally Iowan Staff Writer McGovern would be a good At his campaign headquar­ identified. The vehicle's department will be Some people say it doesn 't omen. IOWI City, Iowa 5ZZ44I marked below the map. mean anything, and maybe it ters. McGovern was caliing his Sill! ODe tlIiD dime Both happened. showing a repudiation of The emblem was designed by the Secondary doesn't. At Dally Iowan press time, Road Department and approved by the Board of But the nation's political cynicism toward electoral CBS television projections were politics, but it's going IQ take a Supervisors. analysts all had their eyes on giving Muskie 47 per cent of the the New Hampshire presiden­ few more surprises from the vote. while McGovern was to South Dakota tial primary Tuesday night score a mildly surprising 35 per anyway, despite the fact it's a senator-especially in Wiscon­ cent. sin-for the anti-war liberal to small, traditionally conser­ Other candidates were vative Republican state. make further headway toward Can~t talk trailing far behind, with only the nomination. The experts were saying that write-in candidate Rep. Wilbur anything under a majority for Mills (D-Ark.) scoring Perhaps the most promising Columnist Jack Anderson won't be able to Sen. Edmund S. Muskie would result for McGovern. votewlse, deliver a scheduled speech at Cae College in was his showing in blue collar Cedar Rapids tonight because he is involved in a • districts. special Senate investigation spurred by his latest disclosure. CBS computers had McGovern pulling in about 30 Anderson is a witness in a case involving an per cent of those ballots, and alleged deal between officials of International that could be considered a big Crowd dislikes ramp;· Telephone and Telegraph, Inc., and the Nixon Administration. boost toward ridding himself of , Anderson released in his nationally syndicated the " student-and-minority" column last week documents he says link a image some say has been $400,000 pledge by ITT to help fund this sum­ holding back McGovern's cam­ mer's Republican National Convention with a paign. referendum scheduled favorable Justice Department settlement of an anti-trust action involving an ITT subsidiary. Muskie, on the other hand , Although Anderson will not speak, his chief didn't appear to be too Irked over his tally. course, that's had authored an anthology on the boat" by not buildJng the inve~tigator . LesWhitter. will appear at Cae. or By JERRVDEPEW ramp seven years ago when it Whittet will deliver a speech at 8:45 p.m. not sllrprising since no one nor­ Dally Iowan taff Writer the problems or the cities, said mally admits they've made no It was automobiles thlll had wa flrsl proposed H said such tonight in Sinclair Auditorium. action could have saved many There was to be a $1 admission charge for An­ headway In a primary. It's not An overflow crowd attended a made urban renewal necessary good policy if you want to get in the first place because they down town businesses. The derson's speech, but Whitter's address will be City Council meeting Tuesday ramp is no longer necessary. he (ree and open to the public. nominated. night to applaud critics of the had destroyed the irUler city. He said that to build parking said. But Muskie, the current proposed Linn Street parking for more cars Invites the Richard. a defeated can­ Demo frontrunner, a resident of ramp. But the ~uncil approved re-destruction of downtown didate for city council last fall. neighboring Maine, said his t~e proposal With only Coun· Iowa City and will necessitate attacked the projections of Reversal showing was good, considering ' ~Ilman Ed Czarnecki dissen­ another urban renewal project downtown parking needs. He the number of candidates hng. in 30 year5. said they depended on inflated aimingathim. The council then approved estimates of future enrollment The Johnson County Board of Supervisors Williams contended that the . .d April 11 as the date for a city must re-e<lucate developers at the University of Iowa and reversed an earlier decision Tuesday and On the Republican 51 e. the referendum on funding the $2 unrealistic estimates of the decided to pay for increases in Hospitalization Eugene McCarthy dreams of ., . and convince them that mass anti-war Rep. Paul McCloskey million 5?O-c~r ramp With transit provides the only hope growth of downtown retail and medical insurance rates for county em­ outlets.

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